December 01, 2021 Hospital Nurse Leaders Describe ‘Perfect Storm’ of Workforce Challenges Pennsylvania is facing a “perfect storm” of workforce challenges in health care, as nurses and other staff retire or leave their roles, and hospitals struggle to fill vacancies, a panel of hospital nurse leaders told lawmakers during a committee hearing today.
November 24, 2021 HAP through the Years: 2000–2010 During 2021, The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) proudly marks its centennial with a look back at 100 years of milestones, advocacy, and support for Pennsylvania’s hospitals.
November 16, 2021 HAP Educates State Lawmakers on Medicaid’s Importance Medicaid helps about a quarter of Pennsylvanians access necessary health care, serving as a critical safety net for many working families and middle class individuals who need long-term care, HAP told state legislators today.
November 11, 2021 Thanking Veterans for their Service On Veterans Day, HAP and its members thank the nearly 800,000 veterans who call Pennsylvania home and the millions nationally who have served our country and made sacrifices to protect our freedom. Legislation supported by HAP that would expedite professional licensure for veterans, including in health care fields, recently advanced in the General Assembly.
October 07, 2021 Governor Wolf Signs Bills to Support Physician Assistants, Health Care Workforce Governor Wolf today signed legislation that supports the hospital workforce and allows physician assistants to work to the full extent of their training.
October 07, 2021 Report Shows Pennsylvania Hospitals Drive State, Local Economies Pennsylvania hospitals remained among the top drivers of local and statewide economies during the 2020 fiscal year (FY) even as financial challenges facing the health care community intensified due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
September 30, 2021 Governor Wolf Signs Waivers and Flexibilities Extension into Law Today, Governor Wolf announced his signing of House Bill 1861 to preserve critical waivers and flexibilities for the health care community through March 2022.
September 29, 2021 General Assembly Votes to Preserve Health Care Waivers through March 2022 The Pennsylvania General Assembly voted today to extend critical health care waivers and flexibilities to support the hospital community through March 2022.
September 20, 2021 Pharmacy Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Preserve Emergency Vaccine Waivers On Monday, the House Professional Licensure Committee heard testimony from pharmacy vaccine providers and others in the health care community about the ways COVID-19 emergency waivers have improved access to vaccines. The hearing comes as lawmakers begin to determine their next steps for critical COVID-19 emergency waivers and flexibilities that are set to expire September 30.
September 20, 2021 Lawmakers Advance HAP-Supported Legislation to Bolster Physician Assistant Workforce State lawmakers today advanced key legislation allowing physician assistants to practice to the full extent of their training while removing barriers that delay their entrance into the field.